Statistics and meaning of name Vantara Usage: 20% firstname, 80% surname. Vantara first name was found 5 times in 3 different countries. Surname Vantara is used at least 20 times in at least 5 countries. Name written with Chinese letters: ç¿é¶å³ (pinyin: wÄng tÃ¡o lÃ¡o)
1598 Spanish Colonization of New Mexico Juan de OÃ±ate leads the Spanish colonization of the province of New Mexico. He establishes his first capital in San Juan de los Caballeros at the confluence of the Rio Grande and Chama River. Read More.
Colonized by Spain, the land that is now New Mexico became U.S. territory as part oft he Gadsen Purchase in 1853, though New Mexico did not become a U.S. state until 1912.